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liberation

[lib-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən /


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For Jains, Diwali marks the attainment of moksha, or liberation from the cycle of rebirth, by Lord Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara, or spiritual teacher, of the current era.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

"Occupation, liberation, bombardments… honestly, how could it be worse? We've already seen it all."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

As the talk flies and arguments re-emerge, a vital era of Black political and artistic liberation suddenly materializes in a packed living room — as if waiting to be evoked by a shared spirit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I hope to keep making records, but I also have the understanding that I have the freedom and liberation to be able to make a record and not necessarily worry about its commercial prospects.”

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Emergency had never been intended to be permanent, and the government believed that it had successfully stifled the liberation struggle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Indigenous communities - many disenchanted by years of unmet government promises - have long histories of occupations, which they call liberations.

From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2022

The problem is that societies frequently reconsider these essential stories as they undergo invasions, liberations, revolutions, and quieter forms of evolution and change.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021

And, come to think of it, are the “light” and the “white gleam” in those lyrics actual liberations or symbols of a colonized consciousness?

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 26, 2019

“Notre-Dame is our history, our literature, part of our psyche, the place of all our great events, our epidemics, our wars, our liberations, the epicenter of our lives,” he said.

From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2019

And it was natural that he should consider fear as entirely inconvenient, treat it indeed with ingratitude, and dwell upon the immense liberations that lie beyond for those who will force themselves through its remonstrances....

From The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


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